Concerts

Thursday

Aug 30, 2007 at 2:00 AM

KENNEBUNK — Singer-songwriter and guitarist Patty Larkin returns to the Kennebunk Coffeehouse on Sept 8 at 7:30 p.m. for a concert performance to be held at the Kennebunk Town Hall. Joining Larkin on this special night will be NH's Cormac McCarthy.

Tickets are $20/$25. Advanced tickets can be purchased at all Bullmoose Music Stores, Double Feature Video in Kennebunk, Gary's Guitar in Portsmouth, NH and online at www.kennebunkcoffeehouse.com or http://myspace.com/kennebunkcoffeehouse Specially priced "Gold Seat" tickets can be purchased online at the coffeehouse website. Gold Tickets allow purchaser to sit in special reserved seating as well as admittance to an after concert "meet and greet" with the artists where food and drink will be served. FMI call 229-0212

The Kennebunk Coffeehouse is an all-volunteer, non-profit music venue that holds concerts once a month on the second Saturday of each month. This concert kicks off the start of their ninth season. The coffeehouse and the artists have generously offered to donate their time and effort to help support a local family suffering through a battle with terminal cancer, with 100 percent of all proceeds going to this family. Visit http://kennebunkcoffeehouse.com or call 229-0212 for details.

WELLS — Children's performer Rick Charette sings at the Hope Hobbs Gazebo on Harbor Road in Wells Sept. 1 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. as part of the Harbor Park Concert Series. Free will donation accepted. Bring your lawn chair. In case of rain, concert will be held at Wells Junior High School on Route 1. FMI: 646-2451.

OGUNQUIT — Classic guitarist Aaron Larget-Caplan will perform an eclectic mix of music from Bach to contemporary composers Sept. 4 from 6-7:30 p.m. at the Ogunquit Museum of American Art, 543 Shore Road in a classical guitar recital. His programming flare and ability to blend traditional music, chamber works and dance pieces makes Larget-Caplan unique among classical guitarists. In 2006, he released his debut CD, "Tracing a Wheel on Water," featuring guitar solos of the last 100 years.

Larget-Caplan holds a degree from the New England Conservatory and teaches at the New School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Tickets will be on sale the day of the performance and may be purchased that evening at the door. $15 adults; $13 students: $11 OMAA members. Seating is limited. FMI: 646-4909. www.ogunquitmuseum.org

OGUNQUIT — Jonathan's Restaurant at 92 Bourne Lane in Ogunquit hosts its summer concert series of notable musicians and comedians from June 2 to Sept. 29. For showtimes and ticket info, see www.jonathansrestaurant.com/concerts.

Sept. 7: Buckwheat Zydecko; www.buckwheatzydecko.com

N. BERWICK — Tim Janis will film his new high definition National Public Television special "Tim Janis, An Enchanted Evening," with special guest National recording artists Jim Cole, Fionnuala Gill, and Grammy Award winning recording artist Lisa Fisher with his 15-piece ensemble at the Philip W. Hussey Theater at Noble High School North Berwick. The concert will take place on Saturday, Sept. 8 at 8 p.m. This will be Tim Janis 6th National PBS special.

Having sold over 1,000,000 albums, Janis has starred in a PBS TV series narrated by George Clooney, a Christmas PBS TV special narrated by James Earl Jones, and recently was the music director for Heavenly Voices on PBS, a concert special released by the major label EMI Music. He has also worked with some of the industry's top artist's including Paul McCartney, Billy Joel, Ray Charles, The London Symphony, the New York Philharmonic, and Andre Previn.

In "Music with a Mission" he strives to support important causes through his music, projects that have taken him around the world from Africa, where he recorded and toured with the Sinikithembe HIV+ choir, and China, where he performed at stadiums to promote cultural relations, to Eastern Europe, where the U.S. State Department invited Janis to lead fundraising concerts to support children's charities. For information or tickets call 363-1202. Ticket price is $20.

YORK — The Joyce Andersen Band is back for the second summer of "Wednesday is the New Saturday" residency through Labor Day at Inn On The Blues, 7 Ocean Ave., York Beach (351-3221; www.innontheblues.com).

Music starts around 8:30 p.m. every Wednesday, with original songs, traditional fiddle tunes; rockin' and sultry covers from all sorts of America's great artists. FMI: www.joyscream.com/schedule.html

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